Portsmouth FC vs Lincoln City FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2023-24

Portsmouth FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Lincoln City FC

Sat 23 Sep 2023 · 14:00 UTC Fratton Park 17,748 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 5' Hakeeb Adelakun

Paddy Lane 8' 1–1

Regan Poole 45+3' 2–1

Y 18' Recco Hackett-Fairchild

Alex Robertson 60' Y

Joe Morrell 71' Y

Y 71' Ethan Erhahon

Marlon Pack 90' Y

Overview

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Portsmouth FC vs Lincoln City FC — League One at Fratton Park.

Portsmouth FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Lincoln City FC 46 games · 103 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Paul Howard
Assistant 1 James Vallance (England)
Assistant 2 Conor Farrell

3 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 9.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Bradford City AFC	7	15
2	Sheffield Wednesday FC	7	14
3	Stockport County FC	8	13
4	Plymouth Argyle FC	8	13
5	Cambridge United FC	8	13
6	Huddersfield Town AFC	7	12
7	Burton Albion FC	8	12
8	AFC Wimbledon	8	12
9	Reading FC	7	11
10	Oxford United FC	6	11
11	Leyton Orient FC	7	10
12	Wycombe Wanderers FC	8	10
13	Stevenage FC	7	9
14	Leicester City FC	7	9
15	Blackpool FC	7	8
16	Luton Town FC	7	8
17	Mansfield Town FC	7	8
18	Barnsley FC	7	8
19	Bromley FC	7	8
20	Notts County FC	7	7
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	7	6
22	Milton Keynes Dons FC	7	6
23	Peterborough United FC	8	5
24	Wigan Athletic FC	7	4

Head-to-Head

Portsmouth FC 11 games · Avg 2.3 goals Lincoln City FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-23 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC 2023-02-18 Lincoln City FC 0–0 Portsmouth FC 2022-08-06 Portsmouth FC 0–0 Lincoln City FC 2022-04-15 Portsmouth FC 3–2 Lincoln City FC 2021-11-23 Lincoln City FC 0–3 Portsmouth FC

Recent Form

Portsmouth FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	Lincoln City FC	H	2–1	W
19 Sep	Barnsley FC	A	3–2	W
16 Sep	Derby County FC	A	1–1	D
02 Sep	Peterborough United FC	H	3–1	W
26 Aug	Stevenage FC	A	0–0	D
19 Aug	Cheltenham Town FC	H	0–0	D

Lincoln City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	Portsmouth FC	A	1–2	L
16 Sep	Carlisle United FC	H	1–1	D
02 Sep	Bristol Rovers FC	A	1–1	D
26 Aug	Blackpool FC	H	3–0	W
19 Aug	Shrewsbury Town FC	A	1–0	W
15 Aug	Northampton Town FC	A	2–2	D

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Portsmouth FC have kicked off against Lincoln City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' What a moment for Hakeeb Adelakun! That strike on 5 puts his side firmly in control.
8' Paddy Lane doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
13' Portsmouth FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Lincoln City FC backline.
18' Recco Hackett-Fairchild picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
23' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alexander Mitchell is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portsmouth FC.
28' The travelling Lincoln City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
33' Lincoln City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
38' It is a cagey affair so far. Portsmouth FC in their trying to find a way past Lincoln City FC's compact .
43' Paudie O'Connor has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 391 appearances.
48' What a moment for Regan Poole! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
53' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portsmouth FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
58' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portsmouth FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
60' That is a card for Portsmouth FC. Alex Robertson will be fuming at that decision.
65' Joe Rafferty is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portsmouth FC so far.
70' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ryley Towler, as he is very good at scoring at Fratton Park with 3 goals in the last 2 games.
71' Poor challenge from Joe Morrell. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
74' A change in the Portsmouth FC ranks — Abu Kamara exits the field as Faustino Anjorin enters on 74.
75' The crowd applauds Recco Hackett-Fairchild as he leaves the pitch. Dylan Duffy steps in for Lincoln City FC.
80' A quiet spell here at Fratton Park. Lincoln City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
84' The crowd applauds Jack Burroughs as he leaves the pitch. Jaden Brown steps in for Lincoln City FC.
87' A change in the Portsmouth FC ranks — Paddy Lane exits the field as Terry Devlin enters on 87.
90' Marlon Pack is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
90' The whistle greets Joe Morrell as he departs to be replaced by Sean Raggett.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Portsmouth FC take all three points.

Lineups

Portsmouth FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

31
Ryan Schofield
20
Sean Raggett ↑ 90'
11
Gavin Whyte ↑ 74'
14
Ben Stevenson
28
Faustino Anjorin ↑ 74'
4
Ryley Towler ↑ 90'
24
Terry Devlin ↑ 87'

Coach John Mousinho

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Hakeeb Adelakun
7
Recco Hackett-Fairchild ↓ Dylan Duffy 75'
2
Lasse Sorensen
5
Adam Jackson
15
Paudie O'Connor
6
Ethan Erhahon
16
Jack Burroughs ↓ Jaden Brown 84'
11
Ethan Hamilton
1
Lukas Jensen
23
Sean Roughan ↓ Alexander Mitchell 84'
10
Ted Bishop

Bench

Coach Mark Kennedy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
John Marquis	4
Ronan Curtis	4
George Hirst	2
Paddy Lane	2
Recco Hackett-Fairchild	1
Adrian Segecic	1
Marcus Harness	1
Ryan Kavuma-McQueen	1

Head to Head

Portsmouth FC Form

2023-09-23 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC W 2023-09-19 Barnsley FC 2–3 Portsmouth FC W 2023-09-16 Derby County FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D 2023-09-02 Portsmouth FC 3–1 Peterborough United FC W 2023-08-26 Stevenage FC 0–0 Portsmouth FC D 2023-08-19 Portsmouth FC 0–0 Cheltenham Town FC D

Lincoln City FC Form

2023-09-23 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC L 2023-09-16 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Carlisle United FC D 2023-09-02 Bristol Rovers FC 1–1 Lincoln City FC D 2023-08-26 Lincoln City FC 3–0 Blackpool FC W 2023-08-19 Shrewsbury Town FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC W 2023-08-15 Northampton Town FC 2–2 Lincoln City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.48 Portsmouth FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.96 Lincoln City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portsmouth FC51% Draw27% Lincoln City FC22%

Actual: Portsmouth FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.44

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Portsmouth FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Lincoln City FC

49%

Portsmouth FC or Lincoln City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portsmouth FC33% Draw49% Lincoln City FC18%

Actual: Portsmouth FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.3%

1 – 0

11.9%

0 – 0

10.8%

2 – 0

9.3%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

7.3%

1 – 2

5.7%

3 – 0

4.5%

3 – 1

4.4%

2 – 2

4.3%

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Portsmouth FC

Handicap	Portsmouth FC covers	Push	Lincoln City FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	15%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	23%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	15%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.